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When it comes to gaming, it seems that the immersive experience offered by virtual reality headsets like the Vive is preferable to augmented reality devices such as Microsoft’s Hololens. But AR has a number of other uses that VR can’t…

Verizon has become the first major pay-TV provider to radically modify its programming bundles. The new plan, which starts at $54.99 per month, will consist of a base package of 36 channels and two add-on “channel packs.”

Verizon’s Internet-based television service could launch as early as mid-2015 according to CEO Lowell McAdam. The admission, which came during a recent speaking engagement at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference in New York, is a glimmer of hope for those that…

Time Warner cable customers can now gain access to HBO without having to purchase an expensive bundle full of channels they may not ever watch. The new bundle, known as Starter TV with HBO, includes all local channels in addition…

The Canadian government will soon require cable and satellite providers to unbundle channel packages and offer them a la carte. During a recent television appearance, Canada’s Industry Minister James Moore said it wasn’t right that Canadians have to pay for…

Senator John McCain introduced a piece of legislation today that would allow customers to pick and choose which television channels they want. The Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 is designed to “help shift the landscape to benefit television consumers”…